An ICGEB RRC is a National Research Centre, or a part thereof, with independent governance by the Member State and to which ICGEB provides scientific support and advice. The RRC contributes to strengthen research skills, knowledge and capacities of the local scientific community while pursuing specific objectives for research, training and technology transfer to industry, to benefit both the hosting country and the region where the RRC is located.
Major priorities for an RRC are to:
- Perform research at the highest international level. The topics for activity can be identified through mutual agreement.
- Increase international cooperation and recruit scientists at the international level.
- Provide platforms for education and training of the highest international standards.
- Promote technology transfer to industry to foster the local biotech industry through the creation of start-ups.
An ICGEB RRC can provide the means to achieve these goals as follows:
- Host the activity of 5-10 research groups including international scientists. Some of the PIs of these groups might be seconded from existing national Universities or Research Centres others should be recruited internationally.
- Through a dedicated Fellowship programme, postdoctoral and PhD fellows will be eligible to receive support and participate in the groups’ activities.
- Education remains a major part of ICGEB’s activities. The RRC would organize and host meetings, courses and workshops on the topics of greatest relevance to the activities of the RRC, and would bring international experts. This program would be managed in coordination with the Meetings and Courses programme of the ICGEB
- At least some of the RRC research groups should ideally be involved in translational research and, eventually, in technology transfer to the national and regional biotech industry.
ICGEB Regional Research Centres:
The ICGEB China RRC located in China Medical City science park, Taizhou, comprises more than 800 companies working in the biomedical sector, including the subsidiaries of several large multinational pharmaceutical companies, and ICGEB will be the catalyst for research in the field of innovative pharmaceutical therapies for cancer and degenerative diseases.
In January 2020, the cooperation agreement for the ICGEB China Regional Research Centre was signed in Taizhou. The official unveiling ceremony took place at the 11th China Medical Expo on Saturday, 18 September 2020.
Link to the official website of the RRC at http://www.icgeb-taizhou.cn/
